magmatic
Relating to magma
Magmatic describes anything relating to magma—molten rock beneath the earth's surface.
The term appears in geology when discussing volcanic processes: magmatic activity, magmatic intrusion, magmatic differentiation.
A magmatic chamber holds molten rock that may eventually erupt or cool underground to form igneous rock.
Erupted liquid stone
- pyroclasticHot eruption debris
- eruptionViolent sudden release
- calderaCollapsed volcanic summit basin
- ventOpening for airflow
fumarole · tephra · ash · pumice · scoria · obsidian · tuff · lahar
Igneous rock, quartz-rich
- basaltFine-grained volcanic stone
- gabbroDark intrusive igneous rock
- dioriteFeldspar-hornblende igneous rock
- andesiteIntermediate volcanic rock
rhyolite · kimberlite · obsidian · pumice · scoria
Forming ordered solid structure
- solidificationTransition to firm state
- coolingLosing thermal energy
- textureSurface tactile quality
- mineralogyScience of inorganic solids
feldspar · mica · quartz · differentiation · fractionation · assimilation · xenolith · enclave
Large underground igneous mass
- sillWindow's bottom ledge
- dikeWall against flooding
- stockGoods kept for sale
- plutonSubterranean cooled magma body
chamber · depths · subsurface · country rock · contact · aureole · coarse-grained · emplacement
lava
Erupted liquid stone
- pyroclasticHot eruption debris
- eruptionViolent sudden release
- calderaCollapsed volcanic summit basin
vent · fumarole · tephra · ash · pumice · scoria · obsidian · tuff · lahar · effusive
granite
Igneous rock, quartz-rich
- basaltFine-grained volcanic stone
- gabbroDark intrusive igneous rock
- dioriteFeldspar-hornblende igneous rock
andesite · rhyolite · kimberlite · obsidian · pumice · scoria
crystallization
Forming ordered solid structure
- solidificationTransition to firm state
- coolingLosing thermal energy
- textureSurface tactile quality
mineralogy · feldspar · mica · quartz · differentiation · fractionation · assimilation · xenolith · enclave · melt
batholith
Large underground igneous mass
pluton · chamber · depths · subsurface · country rock · contact · aureole · coarse-grained · emplacement · intrusion
intermediate
Between two levels
basaltic · alkaline · iron-rich · magnesium-rich · silicate · oxide · sulfide
magmaticsedimentary
Formed from deposited material
metamorphic · clastic · detrital · biogenic · alluvial